יְרוּשָׁלַיִם שֶׁל זָהָב

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Jerusalem of Gold

הגדרה (אנגלית)

An affectionate nickname for Jerusalem (originally, the name of a gilded ornament on which the city of Jerusalem was engraved).

("And not in a city of gold—what is a city of gold? Rabbah bar bar Chanah said in the name of Rabbi Yohanan: Jerusalem of gold, as Rabbi Akiva made for his wife. The Sages taught: A woman may not go out wearing a city of gold, and if she did go out, she is liable to bring a sin offering, according to Rabbi Meir. But the Sages say: She may not go out, and if she did go out—she is exempt"—Shabbat 59a; and also: "Three things were said... a woman may go out wearing a city of gold, and pigeon trainers are disqualified as witnesses"—Eduyot 2:7; and also: "Jerusalem of gold / and of copper and of light / am I not a lyre for all your songs"—Naomi Shemer, "Jerusalem of Gold").